Boston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Boston Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$2198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
676K
594K

The cost of living in Boston is 228% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 32nd and 5234th ($3467 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 362nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 89th and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Boston vs Kawaguchi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Boston vs Kawaguchi

Prices for goods and services in Boston and Kawaguchi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Boston Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$12607

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095